There are countless images across the wiki that — while they look fine with the normal display — contrast badly with Night Vision's color scheme. The purpose of this thread is to weed these images out by replacing them with either transparent versions, or sometimes just a higher-quality version.
What causes an image to contrast most often is that it has an unnecessary, blank white background. A good example is the former image for Orbot & Cubot
◊ on the character subpage for Sonic The Hedgehog, which has since been swapped out for a transparent version
◊.
Another cause is when the image in question is already transparent, but it wasn't cut out properly and now has an unsightly artifact of its background around it. For example, the former image
◊ for Studio Ghibli, which has also been replaced with a cleaner version
◊.
These details are basically impossible to notice on the normal display's white background, and since not everyone uses Night Vision regularly, a lot of these images sneak through. Please keep Night Vision in mind when suggesting or uploading any new image for use on a page.
To tell if an image needs replacing, just switch on Night Vision (if you don't already have it enabled) and see if the image has either of the two problems detailed above. If it does, then either add it to this index and report it here so someone can replace it or, if you are able to, go ahead and replace the image yourself. You don't need to ask for permission; image quality upgrades are a free action. You are not obligated to report any upgrades you made here, but that would be appreciated, since that would help this thread get traffic.
Please note that not every image with a white background will need to be replaced. In some cases the white background is as much a part of the image as any other detail. Take for instance, the page image
◊ for The Lost Room. Other examples, like any page that uses a panel from a black-and-white comic or manga, such as the current image
◊ for Heroic Resolve, should also be okay (unless the background takes up a unusual amount of space, then it will probably just need to be cropped). If you are unsure if an image should be replaced, bring it up here.
Edited by Primis on Feb 4th 2019 at 7:43:21 AM
he/him | Image Pickin' regular
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
Already suggested here,
but the admins don't seem to have any interest in doing anything about it, even though it should be a simple fix.
Axis & Allies should be made transparent.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
Maintenance?
Fictional Colour should be made opaque. The text is hard to read in Night Vision.
I'm back!
Posting these to remind myself 2 fix later
he/him | Image Pickin' regular
Maintenance?
Should GIFT be made opaque? The + and = signs are hard to see.
I'm back!
Hi
I'd say make them gray and that should fix the problem.
The new pic on More than Three Dimensions is kinda hard to parse in night vision. Could someone make the white parts a very light gray so they still show up in NV but aren't as grating on the eyes?
Maintenance?
Though I personally love it, the character image for Hornet in Characters.Hollow Knight Protagonists has opposite problem of being partially invisible in Light Mode.
Im gonna have to eventually take care of the image for Chromatic Arrangement
Maintenance?
Do you think the image for Baby Planet would work better with the space background? For reference, the original is likely [1]
◊.
![[tup]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_up_emoticon_3268.png "[thumb up]"){kind=small}
he/him | Image Pickin' regular
I agree that looks better with the starry background, but the Image Pickin' thread voted for the transparent version.
Edited by rjd1922 on Nov 3rd 2020 at 7:18:42 AM
Keet cleanup
Maintenance?
Underground Monkey isn't transparent.
I'm back!
Hi
I thought I'd made the new pic on Mystery Skulls Animated transparent, but it didn't take.
Nevermind, I messed up.
Edited by Willbyr on Nov 14th 2020 at 9:17:47 AM
Maintenance?
All Trolls Are Different is opaque.
EDIT: Creator.CN Real needs to be opaque, since the logo is black.
Edited by LaundryPizza03 on Nov 16th 2020 at 4:18:47 AM
I'm back!
I think CN Real looks fine in both NV and LM.
Jawbreakers on sale for 99ยข
he/him | Image Pickin' regular
I agree, CN Real's image is fine.
Remember, Microsoft Paint will get rid of transparency.
Bonnie's Artistic Cousin
Not very well, though. (Referring to MS Paint, not CM Real).
Current Project: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Maintenance?
The Gilded Index is problematic, not only because of its opaque background, but also due to the subject being primarily pale yellow.
UsefulNotes.Gold has an opaque background as well, but lacks the paleness of the other page.
I'm back!
&
Y'all ever used GIMP? It does that pretty well imo, and it's basically a free Photoshop.
Edit: Concerning the image for Water Is Blue, I changed my mind about it and think it's fine despite the white background due to the shadows.
Edited by antenna_ears on Nov 25th 2020 at 2:52:35 AM
Maintenance?
This Is a Drill is not transparent.
I'm back!
Question: If I need a picture to be made transparent (as that is beyond my limited photo editing skill), should I ask here to get it done?
Knowledge is Power, Guard it Well
he/him | Image Pickin' regular
Yes, and add it to Pages Needing Transparent Images if it's not on there already.
The thumbs up and thumbs down icons on this forum have whitespace, which makes them look ugly on Night Vision:![[tdown]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_down_emoticon_3571.png "[thumb down]")
![[tup]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_up_emoticon_3268.png "[thumb up]")
. Should this be discussed at Wiki Talk?
I'm back!